Jaguar xjr15 for sale

You're a higher up at Jaguar and you want to get folks to start talking about your road cars more often. Jaguar XJR for sale.

The XJR was based on the same central monocoque “tub” as the Tony Southgate-designed XJR-9, and the As new, the Jaguar XJR 15 was fitted with bonnet and engine covers which required significant effort to RM | PRIVATE SALES.

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RM Sotheby's - Jaguar XJR | London

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It only takes a few seconds. The late s and early s were awash with supercars from automakers across the globe. Only 27 were ever built. The XJ may not have received the same recognition and reverence as the Ferrari F40, the Porsche , and the McLaren F1, but for a time it held the record for the fastest road-going automobile, All of the XJ's engineering and prowess is owed to the development of the XJR, which in turn owes everything to driver Tom Walkinshaw and his experience in touring and Le Mans racecars.

Unlike the twin-turbocharged XJ, the XJR features a big, naturally-aspirated V12 that turned out horsepower and lb-ft of torque when new. The engine has a dry sump oil system, a Cosworth forged crankshaft, connecting rods, aluminum pistons, and fuel delivery from a Zytec electronically controlled sequential fuel injection system. The engine is mated to a five-speed transaxle from Tom Walkinshaw Racing, while the suspension - fabricated wishbones and horizontal pushrod-spring dampers at the front and coil springs at the rear - is pulled straight from the XJR-9 racecar.

At the time, the car was capable of hitting 60 mph in under four seconds and topped out at mph, just shy of the mark later set by the Jaguar XJ The XJR was also the first road car to make extensive use of carbon fiber.

In fact, at 2, lbs, the car's listed weight is less than that of a new ND Mazda Miata. While the McLaren and Porsche were more complete and well rounded machines, the XJR was a bare bones, uncompromised track machine. The interior was barely more than a carbon tub fitted with a pair of one-piece seats.

The car in this listing is chassis number 21 and only has 1, miles on the odometer. Some minor modifications to the hinges allow the hood and engine cover to be quickly and easily opened. Not cheap, but what rare, early s supercar is? We notice you're using an ad blocker. Please consider whitelisting Autoblog. Here's how to disable adblocking on our site. Click on the icon for your Adblocker in your browser. A drop down menu will appear. Select the option to run ads for autoblog.

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